Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Warm-up: Guess the picture and chant
Aims
Ss activate the target words and the question pattern 'What's he/she doing?' and get ready for the lesson.
Content
T shows picture flashcards of a farm and a village. Ss guess the word and ask and answer the question 'What's he/she doing?' using pictures of people doing actions (doing a quiz, colouring a square). Ss chant the words with the letters Q, X, J, V.
Expected outcomes
Ss say at least 6 target words correctly and answer 'What's he/she doing?' with 'He's/She's doing a …'.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T says: 'Hello, class! Let's play Guess the picture.' T shows a flashcard of a fox quickly and asks: 'What is it?' Then T shows a picture of a girl doing a quiz and asks: 'What's she doing?'
Pupils
Ss look at the picture and answer: 'It's a fox.' / 'She's doing a quiz.'
Teacher
T leads a chant: 'Quiz, question, square! Box, fox, ox! Juice, jelly, jam! Village, van, volleyball!' T claps the rhythm and invites Ss to join.
Pupils
Ss chant together and clap. Some Ss repeat the words loudly, others whisper them.
Teacher
T calls 3 pairs to stand and ask and answer: 'What's he doing?' 'He's colouring a square.' T gives praise with stars.
Pupils
Pairs stand up and speak. Expected answer: 'What's he doing?' – 'He's colouring a square.'
Teacher
T says: 'Great! Today we review the letters Q, X, J, V and the words of Unit 5–8.' T writes the title on the board: Review 2.
Pupils
Ss open their textbooks at page Review 2 and repeat the title.